Oh my god! Colbert roasting the Bush administration on the stage of the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, an occasion known for its levity.

In the Chinese culture, one is not supposed to "ruin" a party by saying things that might, however remotely, embarrass the host. You can see the horror in the eyes of the guests, how afraid they are to laugh with the unrestrained and irreverent mockery.

On one hand, I feel that Steve Colbert is being rude; on the other hand, this is probably the only chance for him to be rude to this president living in a bubble, who is making important decisions that are adversely affecting many many lives.


What is more shocking is that this entire episode seems to have been deliberately ignored by the mainstream media, who instead focused on the safe satire by President Bush on himself. Instead, articles about how "stupid" or "unfunny" Colbert was began to surface only three days after the event.